Here’s a collection of recipes I’ve found around the web that I’m anxious to try out:

• Brown Sugar Lacquered Bacon - A recipe that dares say it can improve the natural perfection that is bacon? How can I not try it? There are a ton of variations on the Lacquered Bacon theme in that link, too.
• Risotto with Butternut Squash and Leeks - Risotto is one of those dishes that I would eat all the time if I wasn’t mystified by its production. It’s time to take that leap.
• Corn Chowder - from Jasper White’s book 50 Chowders. This may be my favorite chowder, so if I’m going to make my way through 50, might as well start with a bang.
• Rib-Eye for One - Back when Lisa was traveling, I had a lot more occasion to cook for just myself, and the recipes for the hungry single man were nonexistant. Now that I can’t get her out of the house, I’m stumbling on recipes that I’m dying to try. She’s going out this Friday, though, so I might crack this one out.
• Oatmeal Scotchies - Oatmeal cookies have long been ruined for me by the omnipresence of the raisin. I have no problem with the wonderful raisin, but I hate it in a cookie. Replacing it with Butterscotch? Genius of the highest order.
• Fried Apples - Served up with a little vanilla ice cream? Why the hell not.
• Mashed Potatoes - From Cooking for 2, a blog dedicated to recipes for two people. Portion control is a lot easier when there’s no more food waiting to be eaten.
• Oven “Fried” Chicken - the quotes are my own. Not sure where the fried part comes in, but if it even resembles a healthier fried chicken, it’s worth a shot.
• No Knead Bread - I’ve done a lot of baking with recipes out of Mark Bittman’s “How to Cook Everything” and it’s lightyears ahead of anything storebought. This recipe, brought to the world by the very same Mark Bittman (originating at the Sullivan Street Bakery) is so easy I may try it tonight.

I’m also looking for a good trail mix recipe. I bought some at the store after reading an AskMetafilter thread on breakfasts-on-the-go and it’s satisfyingly filling even in small quantities. Those small quantities cost like 4 bucks at the grocery store, so I’m looking to go at it on my own.